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Old Oct 20, 2012 | 01:55 PM
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I have the ijdmtoy perfect fit led for interior ... I have both install but for some reason the back doesn't turn on wayne I open the door.
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Old Oct 20, 2012 | 02:14 PM
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did you try flipping sides??they have to be with right polarity for it to work. Or you could have blown fuse. check to make sure the fuse are working
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Old Oct 20, 2012 | 04:49 PM
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Yes...try flipping it. LED bulbs are polarity dependent. If you put them in one way and they don't work, flip them and try again. Otherwise look at the wires on the bulb and make sure that they're straight and making contact with the electrical socket blades.

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Old Oct 20, 2012 | 07:58 PM
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Yes they both light up when I open the door , but when unlock the door only the rear light up...
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Old Oct 20, 2012 | 09:21 PM
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For the front overhead lights, is the button marked "door" pushed in? Maybe you pushed it while you were changing the bulbs...
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Old Oct 20, 2012 | 09:31 PM
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For the front overhead lights, is the button marked "door" pushed in? Maybe you pushed it while you were changing the bulbs...
doesnt the front door button control both the front and rear domes? thats how it is for mine.
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Old Oct 20, 2012 | 09:35 PM
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everything is working fine just when you unlock the door the front and back supposed to light up but for some reason the rear only light up ....
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Old Oct 20, 2012 | 09:36 PM
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I think they do but I'm just having him try something. It's a little confusing about what exactly is going on since they both light up when the door is opened.

my1s250, when you say "unlock the door only the rear light up" you're unlocking the doors and not opening them? Or you're opening the rear doors only? Please explain....
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Old Oct 20, 2012 | 10:22 PM
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Originally Posted by es808
I think they do but I'm just having him try something. It's a little confusing about what exactly is going on since they both light up when the door is opened.

my1s250, when you say "unlock the door only the rear light up" you're unlocking the doors and not opening them? Or you're opening the rear doors only? Please explain....
Yes exactly just unlock with all door still closed
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Old Oct 20, 2012 | 10:37 PM
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I also notice this issue with ijdmtoy leds for my Audi S4. I then switched over to VLEDs. The problem is gone. So I think it's the LEDs. Now I run VLEDs on both my Audi and IS350. Having seen both types of light...subjectively I feel VLEDs are of better quality.

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Old Oct 20, 2012 | 10:38 PM
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Originally Posted by neomedic
I also notice this issue with ijdmtoy leds for my Audi S4. I then switched over to VLEDs. The problem is gone. So I think it's the LEDs. Now I run VLEDs on both my Audi and IS350. Having seen both types of light...subjectively I feel VLEDs are of better quality.

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Agreed May cost a little more, but running JLC and VLED's on my cars.
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Old Oct 21, 2012 | 01:08 AM
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you have 3 194 bulb sockets on the front dome... which one did you plug into? If i remember correctly from my sedan days, tap the middle one. When you unlock the doors only the middle bulb turns on. When you open the doors, all 3 turn on. Same thing for the back dome lights.. there are 2 festoon sockets. 1 turns on when you unlock, and both turn on when the doors are open.

Hope that helps.
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Old Oct 21, 2012 | 12:11 PM
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Originally Posted by ISCjonny
you have 3 194 bulb sockets on the front dome... which one did you plug into? If i remember correctly from my sedan days, tap the middle one. When you unlock the doors only the middle bulb turns on. When you open the doors, all 3 turn on. Same thing for the back dome lights.. there are 2 festoon sockets. 1 turns on when you unlock, and both turn on when the doors are open.

Hope that helps.
Yes!!!! That help a lot everything is working as it should now
Front led should ve in the middle socket and rear should be the socket toward the front...
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